Warfield watering restrictions
Are there lawn sprinkling or watering restrictions in Warfield?
Short answer
Yes. In Warfield, from June 15 to September 15, even-numbered addresses sprinkle only on even calendar days and odd-numbered on odd days, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Council can add restrictions at any time, so check with the Village.
Key facts
| When restrictions apply | The standing alternate-day sprinkling rule applies June 15 to September 15. Council may add further restrictions by resolution, and the Mayor, a Councillor, the Administrator or Public Works Foreman may impose emergency restrictions at once. The Village notifies users by newspaper, radio, mail or other means.Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759, 2010, Schedule A; ss. 4, 5 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingAlternate Day Restrictions - June 15th to September 15th Council may, by resolution, apply such additional water use restrictions may impose immediate emergency water use restrictions in any form deemed necessary |
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| Sprinkling schedule | June 15 to Sept 15: even-numbered addresses sprinkle only on even calendar days, odd-numbered on odd days, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Underground automatic timed sprinklers: once a day, 6-10 a.m., 6-10 p.m. or midnight to 4:00 a.m. on your days. Institutional and Community Facilities zones: midnight to 4 a.m. on even days; Parks and Recreation zones: odd days.Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759, 2010, Schedule A · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingProperties with even numbered addresses shall be permitted to use lawn or garden sprinklers or other lawn or garden watering devices, only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on even numbered calendar days underground automatically timed sprinklers once per day between the hours 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 Properties zoned Parks and Recreation shall be permitted to use |
| Allowed at any time | Not restricted: micro or drip irrigation (under 20 gallons an hour, under 25 psi, to the plant root zone); and a hose with a shut-off nozzle or a hand-held container to water trees, shrubs, flowers or vegetables. Hose-washing of sidewalks, driveways, building exteriors and watering boulevards is banned June 15 to Sept 15, with limited exceptions.Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759, 2010, s. 2(2), 2(4) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingmicro-irrigation or drip-irrigation system, designed to use less than 20 gallons per hour a hose equipped with a shut-off nozzle or a hand held container to water trees, shrubs, flowers or vegetables is prohibited between June 15th and September 15th |
| New lawns | The Village may grant permission to water a new lawn (newly seeded or new sod) outside the permitted days, but within the restricted hours.Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759, 2010, s. 2(3) · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThe Village may grant permission to a person who has installed a new lawn, either to water outside of the permitted days, but within the restricted hours. |
| Fine | Fine of not less than $50 for breaking the bylaw; the Village may also disconnect a service connection that contributes to a violation.Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759, 2010, s. 6 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingshall be liable to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00). the Village may disconnect any service connection which is contributing to a violation of any provisions |
| Bylaw | Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759, 2010Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759, 2010, s. 1 · Wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08Official wordingThis Bylaw may be cited as the Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759, 2010. |
How it works
In Warfield, the Water Sprinkling Regulations Bylaw No. 759 sets a standing alternate-day rule from June 15 to September 15. Council may add further restrictions by resolution, and the Mayor, a Councillor, the Administrator or Public Works Foreman may impose emergency restrictions at once. The Village notifies users by newspaper, radio, mail or other means. The bylaw states no current stage, so ask the Village what applies now.
Steps
- From June 15 to September 15, sprinkle on your day: even-numbered addresses on even calendar days, odd-numbered on odd days, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- With underground automatic timed sprinklers, water once a day on your days, 6 to 10 a.m., 6 to 10 p.m. or midnight to 4:00 a.m.
- Institutional and Community Facilities zones water midnight to 4 a.m. on even days; Parks and Recreation zones on odd days.
Good to know
- Not restricted: micro or drip irrigation (under 20 gallons an hour, under 25 psi, to the plant root zone), and a hose with a shut-off nozzle or a hand-held container to water trees, shrubs, flowers or vegetables.
- Hose-washing of sidewalks, driveways and building exteriors, and watering boulevards, are banned June 15 to September 15, with limited exceptions.
- The Village may grant permission to water a new lawn (newly seeded or new sod) outside the permitted days, but within the restricted hours.
- The fine is not less than $50. The Village may also disconnect a service connection that contributes to a violation. The Village's Bylaw Notice Enforcement Bylaw 950 may set a ticket amount, but its online copy is a scanned image that could not be read.
Official forms and pages
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